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June 28, 2020

‘They Want to Kill Me’: Many Covid Patients Have Terrifying Delirium
‘They Want to Kill Me’: Many C...
New York Times
Extreme inequality was the preexisting condition': How COVID-19 widened America's wealth gap
Extreme inequality was the pre...
As 45 million Americans lost their jobs, U.S. billionaires got $584 billion richer.
ABC
Some COVID-19 patients aren't getting better. Major medical centers are trying to figure out how to help.
Some COVID-19 patients aren't ...
'What we need is more research to explain where the symptoms are coming from,' one expert said.
NBC
Dozens arrested as Hong Kongers protest planned national security laws
Dozens arrested as Hong Konger...
Reuters
Miami and Fort Lauderdale beaches closing for Fourth of July amid coronavirus concerns
Miami and Fort Lauderdale beac...
CNN
Fauci says Covid-19 vaccine may not get US to herd immunity if too many people refuse to get it
Fauci says Covid-19 vaccine ma...
CNN
Real men wear masks': Nancy Pelosi says Trump should 'be an example to the country'
Real men wear masks': Nancy Pe...
Pelosi said a nationwide mandate to wear masks is 'long overdue,' pointing to research that suggests masks effectively prevent COVID-19 transmission.
Business Insider
Trump’s self-defeating resistance to mask wearing says it all
Trump’s self-defeating resista...
CNN
Timeline: How the global coronavirus pandemic unfolded
Timeline: How the global coron...
Reuters
Pandemic Causes China To Ban Breeding Of Bamboo Rats And Other Wild Animals
Pandemic Causes China To Ban B...
The idea is to reduce the risk of spread of viruses through animal-human contact. Bamboo rat breeders are devastated by the loss of income. And critics say the ban has too many loopholes.
NPR
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Scientific American
Plastic waste surges as coronavirus prompts restaurants to use more disposable packaging
Plastic waste surges as corona...
The surge in single-use plastic is a major blow to the fight against plastic pollution, which is projected to increase by 40% in the next decade.
CNBC